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February 13, 2013 9:42 PM

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Holding a single rose be had just purchased for Valentine's Day, Donald Trammell and his girlfriend Bonita Abrams ride the escalator into City Target on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Holding a single rose be had just purchased for Valentine's Day, Donald Trammell and his girlfriend Bonita Abrams ride the escalator into City Target on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, ... more

Photo: Mike Kepka, The Chronicle

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During art class at The Arc San Francisco, Donald Trammell works on a valentine's card for his girlfriend Bonita on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

During art class at The Arc San Francisco, Donald Trammell works on a valentine's card for his girlfriend Bonita on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The ... more

Donald Trammell and his girlfriend Bonita Abrams investigate Valentine's options in a downtown Walgreens on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Donald Trammell and his girlfriend Bonita Abrams investigate Valentine's options in a downtown Walgreens on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San ... more

With the help of his work instructor Jonathan Doty, from The Arc San Francisco, Donald Trammell settles on a single rose and a stuffed animal at a downtown Walgreens for his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

With the help of his work instructor Jonathan Doty, from The Arc San Francisco, Donald Trammell settles on a single rose and a stuffed animal at a downtown Walgreens for his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on ... more

Photo: Mike Kepka, The Chronicle

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Riding a MUNI train downtown, Donald Trammell holds a single rose intended for his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco where they are clients, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Riding a MUNI train downtown, Donald Trammell holds a single rose intended for his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc ... more

Donald Trammell stands next to his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Donald Trammell stands next to his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide ... more

Bonita Abrams and her boyfriend Donald Trammell head downtown for a shopping outing on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco where they are clients, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Bonita Abrams and her boyfriend Donald Trammell head downtown for a shopping outing on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco where they ... more

After a morning shopping errand, Donald Trammell presents his girlfriend Bonita Abrams with a single rose and a stuffed animal outside The Arc San Francisco on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

After a morning shopping errand, Donald Trammell presents his girlfriend Bonita Abrams with a single rose and a stuffed animal outside The Arc San Francisco on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. ... more

After a morning shopping errand, Donald Trammell presents his girlfriend Bonita Abrams with a single rose and a stuffed animal outside The Arc San Francisco on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

After a morning shopping errand, Donald Trammell presents his girlfriend Bonita Abrams with a single rose and a stuffed animal outside The Arc San Francisco on Wednesday Feb. 13, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. ... more

Bonita Abrams and her boyfriend Donald Trammell wait for the bus to take them home after spending the afternoon together at The Arc San Francisco on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco where they are both clients, have been a couple for 15 years. less

Bonita Abrams and her boyfriend Donald Trammell wait for the bus to take them home after spending the afternoon together at The Arc San Francisco on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, ... more

After spending the day as a custodian downtown office building, Donald Trammell hugs his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The Arc San Francisco a non-profit that helps provide support for more than 600 clients with developmental disabilities, have been a couple for 15 years. less

After spending the day as a custodian downtown office building, Donald Trammell hugs his girlfriend Bonita Abrams on Tuesday Feb. 12, 2013 in San Francisco Calif. Trammell, 51, and Abrams, 48, who met at The ... more

Photo: Mike Kepka, The Chronicle

After spending the day as a custodian downtown office building,... Photo-4192824.56807 - SFGate